Meaning of 届く in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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届くJLPT 3
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Kana Readingとどく
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Romajitodoku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ku` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to reach; to arrive; to get through; to get at
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to be attentive; to pay attention
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to be delivered; to carry (e.g. sound)
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Example Sentences
届く, とどく used in context
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「まだ浅いね。足とどく」「結構遠浅だな。よつばもまだ足つくだろ」
It's still shallow, eh. My feet still touch the bottom. "It's quite a shallow beach. Yotsuba, you can still touch the bottom can't you?"
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返事を待つアリスに向けられたのは突然の咆哮。それは耳を貫かんばかりに鋭く、天に届かんばかりに大きく響くものでした。
What Alice, waiting for a reply, was faced with was a sudden howl. It was a resounding noise, sharp as to burst her ear drums, loud as to reach unto the heavens.
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The 'gold' yearned for by the Japanese synchronized swimming world was not quite reached.
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By evening the shadow of the tree reached the wall.
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郵便が届いた。
The mail has arrived.
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The arrow fell short of the target.
Verb Conjugations
Common conjugated forms
Non-Past
Past
Te
Passive
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
deliver, reach, arrive, report, notify, forward
On: カイ
Kun: とど.ける, -とど.け, とど.く
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